We've previously pointed to a clever hack-up of the MintyBoost DIY Altoids tin charger and small solar panels. Now the MintyBoost makers have released an official MintyBoost kit, with a detailed guide and all the parts available from one spot.

We've already shown you MintyBoost, a battery-powered USB charger built from an Altoids tin;…
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MintyBoost maker adafruit industries (their capitalization, not ours) has always provided detailed instructions, easy ordering, and lots of customer support in their forums, so shelling out for a solar panel and the related hook-ups doesn't seem like such a gamble. Anyone who's completed a MintyBoost kit, too, can convert their tin into a rechargeable battery holder, it seems.

Have you pieced together your own solar panel charger? Made other MintyBoost-related tweaks? We want to hear about them in the comments.